Intel is shutting down its enterprise devoted to creating processors for automobiles. In a memo seen by The Oregonian, Intel tells staff that it plans to put off “most” staff within the division, citing plans to shift focus to its “core consumer and knowledge heart portfolio.”
“As a part of this work, we have now determined to wind down the automotive enterprise inside our consumer computing group,” Intel writes within the memo. “We’re dedicated to making sure a easy transition for our clients.” Intel didn’t instantly reply to The Verge’s request for remark.
Over time, Intel has invested closely in its automotive enterprise, which builds chips that energy a automobile’s infotainment system, instrument clusters, and different controls. Intel’s expertise runs in more than 50 million vehicles, and up till now, it appeared set on increasing its attain. Final yr, it introduced new AI-enhanced chips for automobiles that may assist enhance a car’s navigation system and voice assistant. It revealed plans to deliver its Arc GPU to automobiles as properly.
Intel’s newly appointed CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, stated in April that the corporate would wish to “cut back the dimensions” of its workforce within the second quarter of 2025 as a part of plans to get the chipmaker again on monitor. The corporate additionally knowledgeable staff of layoffs coming to its foundry enterprise as properly, according to The Oregonian, and a current WARN (Employee Adjustment and Retraining Notification) discover in California suggests layoffs impacting 107 staff at its Santa Clara headquarters.